🌟 Word of the day: kerfuffle 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: kər-ˈfə-fəl 📖 Definition: a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict

🌟 Word of the day: vociferous 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: vō-ˈsi-f(ə-)rəs 📖 Definition: marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry

🌟 Word of the day: anomaly 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ə-ˈnä-mə-lē 📖 Definition: something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified something anomalous

🌟 Word of the day: brandish 📚 Part of Speech: verb 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈbran-dish 📖 Definition: to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly

🌟 Word of the day: nonpareil 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˌnän-pə-ˈrel 📖 Definition: having no equal

🌟 Word of the day: catch-22 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈkach-ˌtwen-tē-ˈtü 📖 Definition: a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule

🌟 Word of the day: lugubrious 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: lu̇-ˈgü-brē-əs 📖 Definition: mournful

🌟 Word of the day: enmity 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈen-mə-tē 📖 Definition: positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will

🌟 Word of the day: succumb 📚 Part of Speech: verb 🔊 Pronunciation: sə-ˈkəm 📖 Definition: to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire

🌟 Word of the day: rationale 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˌra-shə-ˈnal 📖 Definition: an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena

🌟 Word of the day: jovial 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈjō-vē-əl 📖 Definition: characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality jolly

🌟 Word of the day: debunk 📚 Part of Speech: verb 🔊 Pronunciation: (ˌ)dē-ˈbəŋk 📖 Definition: to expose the sham see sham:1 or falseness of

🌟 Word of the day: askance 📚 Part of Speech: adverb 🔊 Pronunciation: ə-ˈskan(t)s 📖 Definition: with disapproval or distrust scornfully

🌟 Word of the day: perpetuity 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˌpər-pə-ˈtü-ə-tē 📖 Definition: eternity

🌟 Word of the day: consummate 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈkän(t)-sə-mət 📖 Definition: extremely skilled and accomplished

🌟 Word of the day: flummox 📚 Part of Speech: verb 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈflə-məks 📖 Definition: confuse

🌟 Word of the day: zoomorphic 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˌzō-ə-ˈmȯr-fik 📖 Definition: having the form of an animal

🌟 Word of the day: griot 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈgrē-ˌō 📖 Definition: any of a class of musician-entertainers of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies

🌟 Word of the day: insinuate 📚 Part of Speech: verb 🔊 Pronunciation: in-ˈsin-yə-ˌwāt 📖 Definition: to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way imply

🌟 Word of the day: sanguine 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈsaŋ-gwən 📖 Definition: marked by eager hopefulness confidently optimistic

🌟 Word of the day: behest 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: bi-ˈhest 📖 Definition: an authoritative order command

🌟 Word of the day: mollify 📚 Part of Speech: verb 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈmä-lə-ˌfī 📖 Definition: to soothe in temper or disposition appease

🌟 Word of the day: histrionic 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˌhi-strē-ˈä-nik 📖 Definition: deliberately affected overly dramatic or emotional theatrical

🌟 Word of the day: abeyance 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ə-ˈbā-ən(t)s 📖 Definition: a state of temporary inactivity suspension

🌟 Word of the day: trivial 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈtri-vē-əl 📖 Definition: of little worth or importance

🌟 Word of the day: carp 📚 Part of Speech: verb 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈkärp 📖 Definition: to find fault or complain querulously

🌟 Word of the day: epitome 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: i-ˈpi-tə-mē 📖 Definition: a typical or ideal example embodiment

🌟 Word of the day: simpatico 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: sim-ˈpä-ti-ˌkō 📖 Definition: agreeable, likable

🌟 Word of the day: protocol 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈprō-tə-ˌkȯl 📖 Definition: an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction

🌟 Word of the day: incisive 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: in-ˈsī-siv 📖 Definition: impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)

🌟 Word of the day: diminution 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˌdi-mə-ˈnü-shən 📖 Definition: the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) the act, process, or an instance of diminishing decrease

🌟 Word of the day: nebulous 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈne-byə-ləs 📖 Definition: of, relating to, or resembling a nebula nebular

🌟 Word of the day: trepidation 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˌtre-pə-ˈdā-shən 📖 Definition: a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation apprehension

🌟 Word of the day: undulant 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈən-jə-lənt 📖 Definition: rising and falling in waves

🌟 Word of the day: cloister 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈklȯi-stər 📖 Definition: a monastic establishment

🌟 Word of the day: flagrant 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈflā-grənt 📖 Definition: conspicuously offensive

🌟 Word of the day: apathy 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈa-pə-thē 📖 Definition: lack of feeling or emotion impassiveness

🌟 Word of the day: validate 📚 Part of Speech: verb 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈva-lə-ˌdāt 📖 Definition: to make legally valid ratify

🌟 Word of the day: salient 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈsā-lyənt 📖 Definition: moving by leaps or springs jumping

🌟 Word of the day: euphemism 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈyü-fə-ˌmi-zəm 📖 Definition: the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

🌟 Word of the day: ostentatious 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˌä-stən-ˈtā-shəs 📖 Definition: attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness overly elaborate or conspicuous characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation

🌟 Word of the day: glitch 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈglich 📖 Definition: a usually minor malfunction

🌟 Word of the day: tempestuous 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: tem-ˈpes-chə-wəs 📖 Definition: of, relating to, or resembling a tempest turbulent, stormy

🌟 Word of the day: meander 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: mē-ˈan-dər 📖 Definition: a winding path or course

🌟 Word of the day: immutable 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: (ˌ)i(m)-ˈmyü-tə-bəl 📖 Definition: not capable of or susceptible to change

🌟 Word of the day: calculus 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈkal-kyə-ləs 📖 Definition: a method of computation or calculation in a special notation (as of logic or symbolic logic)

🌟 Word of the day: ramshackle 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈram-ˌsha-kəl 📖 Definition: appearing ready to collapse rickety

🌟 Word of the day: stipulate 📚 Part of Speech: verb 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈsti-pyə-ˌlāt 📖 Definition: to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something contract

🌟 Word of the day: hidebound 📚 Part of Speech: adjective 🔊 Pronunciation: ˈhīd-ˌbau̇nd 📖 Definition: having a dry skin lacking in pliancy and adhering closely to the underlying flesh

🌟 Word of the day: behemoth 📚 Part of Speech: noun 🔊 Pronunciation: bi-ˈhē-məth 📖 Definition: a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God